Finally have an update complete with photos. I completed pastel post shading of the main components this morning. In retospect, given the dark color of PC10 the pre-shading could have been bypassed; my limited experience to date tells me to use pre shading on light color schemes, post shading on the darker ones. Lots of fiddly tape work done twice in this case.
I used chalk pastels per Bud's technique (Thank you kind Sir!) mixing dark brown with black. I simply rub the pastel on sand paper to get a powder, apply and buff with Q Tips (cotton Buds for the non Colonials
) and keep buffing to get the tone or shade I want. I had to pose this work in progress shot with my blazing pink cutting mat as a base, Steve (Pepperman) likes it a lot and I won't part with it at any price
After the shading was completed I oversprayed the various components with Acrylic Clear Semi Gloss, it sealed and toned down the contrasts however the photos show a less toned down effect then the naked eye, or mine at least. Here's a bunch of shots of the results:
Wings and Fuselage........
A couple of close ups of the fuselage..........
And a few of the smaller bits............
And last a shot of the prop since it's finished. I'm still trying to decide whether to tone down the gloss finish on it?
Now it's finally ready for the assembly stage, since the engine and cockpit modules are finished this should start to progress very quickly, once a 7 day shift of real world toil is behind me.
I'm wide open to comments and suggestions, that's why I post here as there is so much expertise here and improvement is a never finished business!
Cheers,
Lance
